The Dawson Creek Kodiaks were a

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team from

Dawson Creek Dawson Creek is a city in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. The municipality of had a population of 12,978 in 2016. Dawson Creek derives its name from the creek of the same name that runs through the community. The creek was named after ...

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, Canada. They are former members of the

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History

The Dawson Creek Canucks were members of the Peace Junior B Hockey League. In 1975, the league expanded and became the Peace-Cariboo Junior B Hockey League. In 1980, the Canucks became the Kodiaks and the league was promoted to Junior A. The Kodiaks stayed with the league until 1990 when they folded for the second time in three seasons. Their best season was 1982-83 when they finished second in the league with 24 wins in 40 games. They lost the PCJHL Cup league final 4-games-to-1 to the

Williams Lake Mustangs The Williams Lake Mustangs was a Junior ice hockey team from Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada. They are former members of the Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League. History The Williams Lake Mustangs were founded in 1978 as members of the Pe ...

. The Kodiaks changed their name to the Dawson Creek Capitals in the 1985-1986 season. The Capitals eventually folded and were replaced in 1994 by the Dawson Creek Jr. Canucks in the

North West Junior Hockey League The North West Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" Ice Hockey league operating in the Peace River region of Alberta and British Columbia, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The winner of Northwest "B" playoffs earns the chance to compete for ...

. The Kodiaks were replaced at the Junior A level in 2010 by the Dawson Creek Rage of the

North American Hockey League The North American Hockey League (NAHL) is one of the top junior hockey leagues in the United States and is in its 48th season of operation in 2022–23. It is the only Tier II junior league sanctioned by USA Hockey, and acts as an alternati ...

Season-by-season standings

Playoffs

*1981 ''Lost Semi-final'' :

Prince George Spruce Kings The Prince George Spruce Kings are a junior "A" ice hockey team based in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Mainland Division of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). They play their home games at Kopar Memo ...

defeated Dawson Creek Kodiaks ''4-games-to-2'' *1982 ''Lost Semi-final'' :

Grande Prairie North Stars The Grande Prairie Storm is a junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) based in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada, with home games at Revolution Place. History The organization was founded in 1966 as the Junior Athleti ...

defeated Dawson Creek Kodiaks ''4-games-to-none'' *1983 ''Lost Final'' :

defeated Dawson Creek Kodiaks ''3-games-to-1'' :Dawson Creek Canucks defeated

''3-games-to-2'' :

defeated Dawson Creek Kodiaks ''4-games-to-1'' *1984 ''DNQ'' *1985 ''DNQ'' *1986 ''DNQ'' *1987 ''DNQ'' *1988 ''Did Not Finish Season'' *1989 ''DNQ'' *1990 ''Did Not Finish Season''

External links

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